Labour Legislation of the Past Decade

26. The by-laws of the corporation shall specify the number of directors to be elected by life members, and the number to be elected by the ordinary members. 4 Geo. V, c. 25, s. 23.

27. Every public or private body, or every individual, who establishes or founds, to the satisfaction of the directors, a vocational course or a chair, or gives the corporation furniture to an amount equivalent, in the opinion of the directors. to the contribution required for becoming a life member, or an ordinary member, may be declared by the directors, in the case of a private individual, or may designate a person who shall be declared by the directors, in the case of a public or private body or of an individual, a life member or an ordinary member, as the case may be. Every person who, by deed or gift or by will. or any public or private body which by deed of gift, makes a gift equivalent, in the opinion of the directors, to the amount of the contribution required for becoming a life member or an ordinary member, shall have the right to designate a person who may be declared by the corporation to be a life member or an ordinary member, the case may be. 4 Geo. V, c. 25, s. 24.

28. 1. The corporation shall each year at general meeting choose from among the elected members of the board of directors a president, a vice-president and a secretary-treasurer. Such officers shall remain in office at least one year unless it be otherwise specified by the by-laws of the corporation. The president, in addition to his vote as director, shall have a casting vote on all questions when the votes are equally divided.

In the event of a vacancy, the president, vicepresident or secretary-treasurer shall be replaced, but their successors shall be elected only for the unexpired terms of the officers whom they respectively replace.

2. The signatures of the president or vicepresident and secretary-treasurer shall in every case be sufficient to legally bind the corporation. 4 Geo. V, c. 25, s. 25.

29. The principal of the school shall be appointed by the Provincial Secretary on the recommendation of the corporation. He shall be ex officio a member of the corporation, and shall have special charge, under the control of the administrative committee, and of the corporation, of the direction of the studies, the maintenance of order and discipline and, generally, of everything concerning the internal management of the school. 4 Geo. V, c. 25, s. 26.

30. The corporation shall have the right to acquire movable and immovable property, by donation, legacy or purchase, and to perform all acts of ownership in connection therewith. 4 Geo. V. c. 25, s. 27.

31. The corporation may also sue and be sued, borrow, sign, endorse, accept and negotiate promissory notes, bills of exchange and other commercial instruments, and become a party thereto under any title whatsoever, and shall, moreover, possess all the rights and powers belonging generally to corporations, in so far as the present Act does not derogate therefrom. Geo. V, c. 25, s. 28.

32. All property to be acquired and all revenues arising therefrom shall be the exclusive property of the corporation, and shall be used solely for the purposes of the said corporation. 4 Geo. V, c. 25,

8. 29.

33. The net annual revenue of the immovable property belonging to the corporation, held for purposes of revenue, shall not exceed fifteen thousand dollars. 4 Geo. V, c. 25, s. 30.

34. The corporation shall have the power to make by-laws:

(1) to define the duties and functions of the professors and employees, and to fix their salaries; (2) for the administration of the school, the conduct of the students, and the school fees payable by them;

(3) to establish a course of study in conformity with the spirit of this Act;

(4) to determine the number of years of study; (5) to determine the conditions of admission and examination;

(6) for the proper management of the affairs of the corporation generally, and for the proper working of the school.

Such by-laws shall not, however, come into force until sanctioned by the Lieutenant-Governor in Council. 4 Geo. V, c. 25, s. 31.

35. Professors of theoretical and practical instruction shall be appointed or replaced by the board of directors, and be chosen, in preference, from the heads of industrial enterprises, foremen, employees and mechanics of the district. 4 Geo. V, c. 25, s. 32.

36. The quorum for meetings of the corporation, and of the board of directors, shall be fixed by by-law. 4 Geo. V, c. 25, s. 33.

37. The carrying out of the by-laws respecting the school adopted by the corporation shall be entrusted to an administrative committee consisting of the principal and of two members appointed by the corporation.

The administrative committee shall render an account of its administration to the corporation. 4 Geo. V, c. 25, s. 34.

38. A council of improvement, presided over by the Director, assisted by the principal, two professors and by delegates, the number whereof shall be fixed by the corporation, and chosen from amongst the members of the corporation and the employers and mechanics of the district, shall consider the measures to be taken in the interest of technical studies and vocational education, and submit propositions to the administrative committee. It shall meet at least twice a year. 4 Geo. V, c. 25, s. 35; 10 Geo. V, c. 43, s. 2.

39. The schools under the control of the corporation may be affiliated with existing technical, commercial or agricultural schools.

A school may also be annexed to any other school or college when an agreement has been arrived at, between the corporations or individuals interested, to utilize available premises or suitable plant. 4 Geo. V, c. 25, s. 36.

40. The technical and practical instruction which shall be given in a technical school or vocational course shall be of an exclusively vocational nature.

The course of study shall be drawn up especially with a view to local needs, and be submitted on the Director's report for approval to the Provincial Secretary. 4 Geo. V, c. 25, s. 37; 10 Geo. V, c. 43,

s. 3.

41. The corporation shall deliver diplomas to the students according to the special course followed by each.

Mention shall be made in the diploma that the student has passed his examinations during the course in a satisfactory manner, or with distinction, or with great distinction, or with the greatest distinction, according to the disciplinary rules of the school.

Such diplomas shall be signed by the principal of the school and be countersigned by the Director. 4 Geo. V, c. 25, s. 38; 10 Geo. V, c. 43, s. 4.

42. The by-laws of the corporation shall provide for the appointment of a jury to examine students who wish to obtain a diploma at the conclusion of their studies.

The principal shall be ex officio chairman of such jury, the members whereof shall, as far as possible, be chosen from among the expert mechanics and the employers of the district.

The Director shall be er officio a member of the jury. 4 Geo. V, c. 25, s. 39; 10 Geo. V, c. 43, s. 5. 43. The corporation shall, whenever thereunto required by the Provincial Secretary, transmit to the Lieutenant-Governor in Council the names of its officers and members, a copy of its by-laws and course of study, and a statement of its immovable property, and of the property it holds for revenue purposes. 4 Geo. V, c. 25, s. 40.

44. Every year, before the 1st of September, the corporation shall send to the Provincial Secretary and to the Director a detailed report of the working of its courses, the efficiency of the school and the results obtained. 4 Geo. V, c. 25, s. 41; 10 Geo. V, c. 43, s. 6.

APPOINTMENT OF DIRECTOR OF TECHNICAL
EDUCATION

45. The Lieutenant-Governor in Council may appoint a Director of Technical Education in the province, with a salary of not more than five thousand dollars per annum.

The salary of such officer and his travelling expenses shall be paid out of the consolidated revenue fund.

The Director of Technical Education shall perform the duties assigned him by the LieutenantGovernor in Council. 4 Geo. V, c. 25, s. 42; 10 Geo. V, c. 43, s. 7.

46. In every Act, proclamation, order in council, instrument or document whatsoever, wherever the words: "inspector-general of technical education" or the word: "inspector", referring to the inspectorgeneral of technical education, occur, such word or words shall mean the Director of Technical Education. 10 Geo. V, c. 43, s. 8. (Forms omitted.)

Exemption from Jury Service

CHAPTER 150.-[Jury Act.]-8. The following persons shall be exempt from service as grand or petit jurors:

(7) Provincial and municipal constables and letectives;

(8) Train dispatchers; (9) Firemen.

The court or judge may, according to circumstances and if the public interest allow of it, grant exemption to other persons upon a petition in writing, setting forth the reasons for exemption.

Such petition shall be supported by affidavit and be made within the delay prescribed by section 61 for applications for exemption, and, if made after such delay, the affidavit shall contain the reasons which prevented the petitioner from filing his petition within the prescribed delay. R.S. (1909), 3411; 15 Geo. V, c. 51, s. 1.

Work of Inmates of Reformatory and
Industrial Schools

CHAPTER 161.-1. This Act may be cited as the Reformatory and Industrial Schools Work Act.

2. Every contract made or entered into between the manager or proprietor of any reformatory or industrial school and any person or corporation, with respect to the work of the children kept and maintained in such reformatory or in

dustrial school, must be submitted to the Provincial Secretary for his approval. R.S. (1909), 4079a; 10 Geo. V, c. 57, s. 1.

3. The manager or proprietor of every reformatory or industrial school shall keep, or cause to be kept by an employee under his control, a book of account showing the amount produced by the work of each child kept and maintained in such institution. R.S. (1909), 4079b; 10 Geo. V, c. 57, s. 1.

4. Such manager or proprietor shall, at the time and in the manner fixed by the Lieutenant-Governor in Council, account to the Provincial Secretary for the money so collected. R.S. (1909), 4079c; 10 Geo. V, c. 57, s. 1

5. The money so earned by each child shall be applied in payment of the cost of his maintenance, and the balance, if any, shall be placed to his credit and paid over to him when he leaves the institution. R.S. (1909), 4079d; 10 Geo. V, c. 57

s. 1.

Gambling by Workmen in Hotels Prohibited

CHAPTER 168.-[Police and Good Order Act.] -15. If any journeyman, day labourer, servant or apprentice plays at any game of cards, dice, skittles or any other game, for money, liquor or otherwise, in any house, outhouse, apartment or ground in the occupation of or belonging to any person licensed to sell alcoholic liquor by retail, or to keep a house of public entertainment in the province, and such journeyman, day labourer, servant or apprentice is convicted thereof before a justice of the peace in villages or local municipalities, or before the justices of the peace in their sittings in cities or towns by the oath of one credible witness, or by confession, he shall incur and pay for every such offence, a fine not exceed ing four dollars, and not less than one dollar; and, in default of payment of such fine within six days, such journeyman, labourer, servant or apprentice shall be committed to the house of correction for a term not exceeding eight days. R.S. (1909),

3591.

16. The justice of the peace, before whom any such case is heard and determined, may award the costs which either of the parties shall have to pay the other, as he may see fit; and in case any person against whom any such costs are so awarded, does not pay the same within seven days next after they have been so awarded, any such justice of the peace, whether in or out of sessions, may issue a warrant of distress for levying the same, by the seizure and sale of the offender's goods and chattels. R.S. (1909), 3592.

17. One-half of every fine imposed in virtue of section 15 shall belong to the informer, and the other half shall form part of the building and jury fund of the district in which it is imposed, and shall be accordingly paid over by the justice of the peace or person receiving it, to the sheriff of such district. R.S. (1909), 3593.

18. An appeal shall lie from every judgment under section 15 to the justices of the peace in the court of general sessions of the peace for the district where the judgment was rendered.

Before the allowance of any appeal as aforesaid, the appellant shall give good and sufficient security to pay the amount of the judgment appealed from and costs, both on the original complaint and on the appeal. R.S. (1909), 3594.

Shops, Office Buildings and Industrial Establishments-Safety

CHAPTER 176.-1. This Act may be cited as the Public Building Safety Act.

2. The words "public building," in this Act mean and include. charity work-rooms (ouvriers)........buildings of three stories or more over the ground floor occupied as offices, stores employing at least ten clerks........R.S. (1909), 3749.

3. The words owners of public buildings " in this Act include persons, companies and corporations, who are owners, tenants or occupants, under any title, of any building mentioned in section 2, and their agents. R.S. (1909), 3750.

4. Saving the restrictions which the LieutenantGovernor in Council may make in the regulations which he may enact in virtue of section 39, all public buildings mentioned in section 2 shall be subject to the provisions of this Act. R.S. (1909), 3751.

[S. 5 requires that the inspector shall be satisfied as to the safety of public buildings during alterations and at all times].

6. Every owner of a public building shall:

(1) Send to the inspector a written notice giving his name, the name of the building and its destination, as well as the name of the place where it is situated, within thirty days previous to the opening of such building to the public;

(2) Send to the said inspector a written notification of every fire or accident which occurs in such building, within forty-eight hours from the occurrence of such fire or accident;

(3) Provide such inspector with everything necessary to facilitate an effective inspection of the building and its dependencies;

(4) If the building be a theatre or a hall for lectures or public amusements, or a hotel, have a certificate of inspection, signed by the inspector, posted up, and keep it there continuously whole and legible;

(5) Place a sufficient number of seats at the disposal of the girls or women employed in their stores, in order that they may sit down when the nature of their work requires it, or service upon customers permits. R.S. (1909), 3753.

DUTIES AND POWERS OF INSPECTORS

7. The inspectors of industrial establishments appointed in virtue of the Industrial Establishments' Act (Chap. 182) shall see to the observance of this Act and the regulations made under its authority. R.S. (1909), 3754.

8. As regards safety and health in public buildings, such inspectors shall have the powers and shall be subject to the obligations in them vested by the said Industrial Establishments' Act (Chap. 182) and by the regulations made by the Lieutenant-Governor in Council, respecting the safety and health of employees in industrial establishments, insofar as the same may be applicable thereto.

R.S. (1909), 3755.

9. They shall have the right to be present at inquiries held by the fire commissioners of Quebec and Montreal, and at inquests held by coroners, in all cases of fire or accident in a public building, and to question the witnesses, in order to ascertain the cause of such fire or accident. R.S. (1909,) 3756.

10. (1) They shall have the right to make, to the proper authorities, any suggestions they may consider advisable in the interest of safety in public buildings.

(2) They shall have the right, in the performance of their duties, of free entrance into public buildings at any hour of the day or night; and shall be admitted therein without delay, on pre

senting a card identifying them, bearing the seal of the inspection department and the signature of the Minister of Public Works and Labour or that of the chief inspector.

(3) They may require the production of the certificates or other documents required by law and the regulations passed in virtue thereof, as well as all information they may think necessary. (4) If they have reason to fear being molested in the performance of their duties, they may in any case require one or more constables to accompany them.

(5) If an inspector ascertains that by reason of insufficient resistance or solidity in a building or any part of a building, there is danger of a collapse, he shall forthwith order that such building or part of a building, as the case may be, shall be immediately and completely vacated, and for such purpose may require the services of any member of the municipal or provincial police force, or of a peace officer.

The Minister of Public Works and Labour may suspend or reverse any such decision of the inspector. R.S. (1909), 3757.

11. They shall publish, in the Quebec Official Gazette, such provisions of the law and the regulations as they consider should be more especially made known to the public, and also publish their addresses therein. R.S. (1909), 3758.

How PUBLIC BUILDINGS TO BE KEPT

12. (1) Public buildings, and all accessories thereof, movable or immovable, shall be so erected and kept that the lives of all persons residing therein or having access thereto shall be effectually protected against accidents.

(2) They shall be provided with all means necessary to permit a prompt and easy exit therefrom of the occupants or of the public in case of an alarm of fire or a panic.

(3) Every building of three or more stories, and every school building, shall be provided with safety appliances on the outside, such as iron stairs, safety tubes of canvas or metal, or other means of escape in the case of fire, approved or prescribed by the inspector. This provision shall not apply to any public building that is fireproof to the satisfaction of the inspector. R.S. (1909), 3759.

13. Any system or device for safe exit may be adopted if it is approved by the inspector. If there are no means of safety apart from the ordinary exits, or if the safety system in use is not approved by the inspector, the latter may, by an order given to the owner, tenant, agent or superintendent of the building, require one or more safety devices. Such safety devices shall be installed at the places directed by the inspector, and built in the manner specified in the order. The exits or safety devices shall be built within thirty days after the order has been given, and each of them shall comply with the specifications contained in the order or with those contained in the following paragraphs:

(1) Safety stair-cases shall be built of iron, with sufficient side railings, and shall be connected with the inside of the building by means of doors or windows; and shall also have sufficient landings at each story above the first, including the attic when it is used as a workshop, and shall be kept in good condition and unobstructed.

(2) Canvas tubes shall consist of tubes made of strong canvas, treated chemically and so as to offer sufficient resistance to fire. Such tubes shall be solidly fixed to an iron frame, and shall be supplied with brakes to check the descent.

(3) Metal tubes shall consist of tubes of steel or sheet iron, of spiral form, and connected to each story by galleries.

(4) All balconies, galleries and stair-cases shall be put up at the places and in the manner determined by the inspector. Canvas tubes shall be

placed in portable chests, and installed in the places determined by the inspector. R.S. (1909), 3760.

14. When the windows or other outlets opening upon the safety stair-cases are more than two feet above the floor, steps shall be placed so as to enable the occupants of the building to easily reach such outlets. R.S. (1909), 3761.

15. The said safety exits shall always be kept in good condition, and free from all hindrance and obstruction. R.S. (1909), 3762.

16. The principal doors from which exit is had, and all doors at the lower part of a staircase, shall open outwards and be kept free throughout meetings, classes, performances or religious ser vices. In the case of hotels and boarding-houses, boarding-schools, and other buildings occupied at night, the doors shall never be locked with a key, but shall be supplied with a lock which opens automatically by pressure from within the building, and in the case of churches, theatres, amusement halls and places of public meeting, shall be closed by means of weights or springs and not by latches. R.S. (1909), 3763.

34. The owner of any building, destroyed or partially destroyed, or rendered dangerous by fire or otherwise, shall demolish such building, and if the owner refuses or neglects so to do, after being ordered so to do by the inspector, the building shall be demolished at the expense of such owner, and the cost of such demolition shall be a privileged claim upon the land where the building is situated. R.S. (1909), 3781.

OFFENCES AND PENALTIES

35. (1) Every owner of a public building who infringes any provision of this Act or of the regulations made under the authority thereof, shall be liable to a fine of not more than fifty dollars and costs, for each day while the offence lasts. JURISDICTION OF CERTAIN COURTS AND PROCEDURE

37. (1) All prosecutions under this Act shall be brought by the inspector before a judge of the Sessions of the Peace or a police magistrate in the cities of Quebec and Montreal, or before the district magistrate or a justice of the peace of the place where the offence was committed, if in any other part of the province.

(2) The procedure to be followed in such cases shall be that prescribed by the Quebec Summary Convictions Act (Chap. 165).

(3) No prosecution shall be brought for any infringement of the law or of the regulations after sixty days from the time such infringement came to the knowledge of the inspector. R.S. (1909), 3784; 12 Geo. V, c. 98, s. 3.

38. The fines imposed under this Act shall be collected by the inspector and shall be paid to the Provincial Treasurer for the uses of the province. R.S. (1909), 3785.

39. (1) The Lieutenant-Governor in Council may make regulations, with respect to the buildings mentioned in section 2, upon the following, amongst other matters:

(a) The construction of public buildings, and their solidity, so as to insure the safety of those who reside in or who frequent the

same;

(b) The precautions to be taken against fire. and more particularly as respects: doors and windows, staircases, fire-escapes, fire-extinguishing and life-saving apparatus, and elevators and safety appliances in connection therewith;

(2) Nothing in this section shall affect the powers possessed by municipal councils of making

vided such by-laws or regulations be not inconsistent with those made in virtue of this Act. R.S. (1909), 3796.

40. This Act shall not affect any rules and regulations, matters or things done or made under the law in force before the 25th of April, 1908, which regulations, matters or things shall remain in force and have effect until the contrary be decided under this Act; nor shall it affect the rules and regulations adopted therein under the Quebec Public Health Act (Chap, 186). R.S. (1909), 3787.

41. (1) The inspector, after having pointed out to the owner of any building the defects which may exist, whether in the construction of the building or in the installation and maintenance thereof, or any other defects resulting from the absence of anything required for the protection of human life, shall suggest the work which he thinks necessary, leaving however, to the owner, the choice of the changes to be made so that his establishment shall be kept in accordance with the law and regulations.

(2) Upon receipt of the regulations adopted in virtue of this Act, every person interested may call upon the inspector for the district to visit his establishment. The inspector shall point out whatever faults he may find.

(3) If the application of the regulations necessitates a considerable change in the arrangements of the building, a delay shall be granted, propor tioned to the importance of the changes deemed necessary. When such delay has elapsed, the regulations adopted in virtue of this Act shall be given full effect.

(4) The delay granted to the owner to perform his obligations shall be left to the discretion of the inspector. R.S., (1909), 3788.

42. If the owner of a public building fails to comply with this Act, the Minister of Public Works and Labour may cause to be done at the expense of such owner, the work necessary to ensure the security of such building, or may order that such building be vacated and closed until the owner complies with the law.

Any such order shall be carried out by the proper inspector, who may require all assistance necessary for such purpose. R.S., (1909), 3789.

Building Trades

CHAPTER 177.-1. This Act may be cited as the Scaffolding Inspection Act.

2. It shall be the duty of the municipal authorities in every city or town within the limits of which a public building within the meaning of section 2 of the Public Building Safety Act (Chap. 176) is being built or altered, to employ as inspector of scaffoldings a competent person to take charge of the supervision and inspection of scaffolding.

Every such city or town municipality may, by by-law, provide that a charge of not more than three dollars be made for every such inspection. R.S. (1909), 3790; 11 Geo. V, c. 76, s. 1.

3. Every contractor, builder on his own account, or foreman, who uses scaffolding not less than fifteen feet in height, must obtain a certificate of inspection of his scaffolding, signed by the inspector appointed for that purpose, and countersigned by the secretary of the municipality. R.S. (1909), 3791; 11 Geo. V, c. 76, s. 1.

4. To facilitate the carrying out of this Act, the Department of Public Works and Labour shall distribute to the municipalities interested, on ap plication therefor, certain forms of standard scaffoldings, approved by the Lieutenant-Governor in Council, establishing the conditions to which the making of scaffoldings during the erection of the buildings shall be subject. Such forms shall be

supplied to the interested parties by the municipal authorities of the place, and no certificate shall be granted for scaffoldings not in accordance with or equivalent to the directions contained in such forms. R.S. (1909), 3792; 11 Geo. V, c. 76, s. 1.

5. If the inspector of scaffolding finds that, during the construction of a building, the contractors or builders or foremen neglect or refuse to comply with the prescriptions of the forms regulating the making of scaffoldings, and if such refusal or neglect be of a nature to endanger the workmen employed in the building, he must report to the secretary of the municipality, who, after a first notice, may cancel the inspection certificate, and take the necessary proceedings against the parties at fault. R.S. (1909), 3793; 11 Geo. V, c. 76, s. 1.

6. Every contractor, builder or foreman who refuses or neglects to have his scaffoldings inspected as required by section 3, or who neglects or refuses to follow the forms in connection with the making of scaffoldings, shall be guilty of an offence under this Act and be liable, on summary conviction before a magistrate or justice of the peace having jurisdiction, to a fine of not more than fifty dollars and costs. R.S. (1909), 3794; 11 Geo. V, c. 76,

s. 1.

7. Every corporation mentioned in this Act which neglects or refuses to have the making of scaffoldings supervised, to issue inspection certificates, to distribute the forms required to the interested parties, or to comply with any of such provisions, shall be liable on summary conviction to a fine of not more than twenty-five dollars and costs. R.S. (1909), 3795; 11 Geo. V, c. 76, s. 1.

8. Every prosecution under the provisions of this Act shall be taken, proceeded with and decided according to the provisions of the Quebec Summary Convictions Act (Chap. 165). R.S. (1909), 3796; 11 Geo. V, c. 76, s. 1; 12 Geo. V, c. 98, s. 3.

9. This Act shall apply to all cities and towns in this province, but nothing therein contained shall be deemed to take away from municipalities the right they already have to regulate the making of scaffoldings, provided such regulations be not inconsistent with the provisions of this Act. R.S. (1909), 3796a; 11 Geo. V, c. 76, s. 1.

10. Any municipality may, by by-law, extend the application of the provisions of this Act for the greater security of those who are working on scaffoldings, to all other buildings which are not comprised under the name of public buildings within the meaning of section 2 of the Public Building Safety Act (Chap. 176). R.S. (1909), 3796b; 11 Geo. V, c. 76, s. 1.

Public Buildings Fire Protection-Electricians

and Moving-picture Machine Operators CHAPTER 178, as enacted 1928, c. 62.-1. This Act may be cited under the title of Public Fire Protection Act.

2. The following expressions, terms and words in this Act shall have the meaning and application hereinafter given them:—

(1) The words public buildings" shall mean and include churches and chapels, or buildings used as such, seminaries, colleges, convents, monasteries, schoolhouses, public or private hospitals, orphanages, asylums, infant asylums, charity workrooms (ouvroirs), hotels, boarding-houses capable of receiving at least fifteen boarders, theatres, halls for public meetings, lectures or amusements, buildings for the holding of exhibitions, stands on race-courses or other sporting grounds, buildings

in parks, skating rinks, moving picture halls, buildings of three stories or more above the groundfloor occupied as offices, stores employing at least ten clerks, court-houses, gaols, apartment houses, garages and museums.

(2) The words owners of public buildings mean and include persons, companies and corporations, who are owners, tenants or occupants, under any title, of any building mentioned in the foregoing paragraph 1, and their agents;

(3) The words 'electrical installations" and "heating" mean and include: (a) all installations for lighting, heating or the producing of electric power in all buildings or constructions in the Province, regardless of their nature or construction, save the exceptions covered by section 11 of this Act; (b) all steam-heating apparatus, of either high or low pressure, including hot-air heating systems as well as hot-water section boilers. When the word "installation" is used without a qualifying or determining word, it applies to both electrical" and "heating"; (4) The word "Minister " of Public Works and Labour;

means the Minister

(5) The words master electrician" and " contracting electrician " mean and include any person, company, association or corporation doing business as such or undertaking on his or its own account, work for new or existing electrical installation, the renewing, repairing or changing of electrical wires, conduits or apparatus for power, lighting or heating purposes. whether such work be done by the hour, day or for a lump sum, by verbal agreement, written contract or otherwise. The "master electrician" and the contracting electrician" must hold, for such purposes, license "A" or license "B", as the case may be, in accordance with the provisions of section 21 of this Act;

(6) The words " journeyman electrician" mean and include any person who works on a new or existing electrical installation, at renewing, repairing or changing electrical wires. conduits or apparatus, for power, lighting or heating purposes, on an employer's account. Such person must, for such purpose, hold license "C" in accordance with section 21 of this Act;

(7) The words "examiners", "board of examiners" and "board of examining electricians " mean the board of examining electricians of the Province of Quebec, and the word "examiner " means a member of the board;

(8) The word "license" means a permit to do business, contract or work, according to the terms of the classification of licenses, as provided in section 21 of this Act;

(9) The word "certificate" means a declaration of acceptance of an installation covered by section 7 of this Act.

ELECTRICAL AND HEATING SYSTEM INSTALLATIONS

3. From and after the 1st of July, 1928, all the plans of new electrical installations or of any change in an existing electrical installation, whether for light, heat or motive power, as well as of all installations of heating systems in public buildings must be submitted for the approval of the examiners appointed for such purpose, and such plans must be furnished and approved before commencing work.

4. From and after the 1st of July, 1928, every person, company, association or corporation wishing to do electrical installation work, as provided in this Act, whether as additions to or changes in an existing electrical installation or as new electrical installation in the province, must obtain, before commencing the work, a permit from the board of examiners.

5. Except in the cases hereinafter provided for, every person, company, association or corporation

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